Description: Aranha is about to head off to Metro City to attack Casino 7 head on. When he sees Naerose, he decides to get started on attacking Blackjack members early on. In the process, Aranha becomes a customer service nightmare, pushing the witch to fight back.
Southtown Airport is a hub activity right now. People coming and going as people get back from Easter vacations with family or ready for business trips that have to begin now that the holidays are over.
Aranha had been prepping for this trip of a more personal nature for awhile. For something he was planning was so insane, in order to shift the chances of survival from nil to slim, he had to prepare for it. Or atleast be as prepared as he could be considering that some stuff he needed he had to get in Metro City. Tightened security could be a bitch sometimes.
When Aranha hops out of his cab, he looks around as he moves to the trunk to grab a black duffle bag. He doesn't move to go into the terminal right away. Instead he looks around though not even the Dancing Spider knows what he's looking for.
Probably not a witch who is trying to earn some extra cash as a airport cab driver. Without a cab. She's totally renting out her scooter to getting people around and but that's silly because it only goes 35 mph max and less if you consider using it with th added weigh of a second person on it while you are going. Still the fair is affordable, she's the cheapest cabby by far! Even if you can't bring very much luggage and most of the people who think shes a good idea as a cab driver ar people who only wants rides to and from their own cars in long term parking. The witch doesn't notice the dancing spider either as she rides up, puts her cabby cap onto her witches hat and prepares to do her job of .. well trying to cart peoplee around.
"This is the best scheme ever," the witch muses to herself, but apparently hasn't realized she was actually providing a legitimate service for once, even if it was rather poor quality.
When Aranha sees Naerose carting people around, whatever Aranha was looking for goes completely forgotten. Instead, he quickly and quietly checks in his duffle bag. If there's one good thing about the siege of Metro City, it's that flights going to aren't very crowded and so he moves through the line quickly.
With passport and ticket securely tucked away in his denim jacket before he heads back outside again. This time he's looking for someone in particular. The Screwy Scarlet Witch. Waiting with his thumbs hooked in his pockets as he looks out in the distance.
It's too bad Naerose can't afford tickets to cities with better soup kitchens. She'e be on the first flight to such a city, except most soup kitchens are totally like, you need to get out stop eating all our soup! And Naerose is like But I'm hungry!!!
"Hey, you need a ride somewhere? Hey seriously, this is the cheapest, I mean I can't quite get you to where you want to fly, cause that would take a while, but you need to go home after, wait are you departing or arriving? I could totally cart you to your terminal, wait no please!"
She Fails to obtain a customer and turns to ghe very next person she sees,
"Hi." She says with a winning smile,
"You look lost, neeed to get to a terminal? I don't charge much." She totally doesn't recognize Aranha.
It's too bad Naerose, the flighty witch who once tested him for Blackjack, and also who followed him around thinking that she was his manager doesn't recognize him. It would atleast give her a tiny bit of warning for what he was about to do.
Aranha smiles for just a moment before he sends a spinning side kick right for her face. At this point, Aranha doesn't give a damn if she recognizes him or not. It's enough that she's part of Blackjack for him to just go off. Cold indifferent eyes looking upon her as he attempts to go from kick to ginga.
COMBATSYS: Aranha has started a fight here.
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Aranha 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Naerose has joined the fight here.
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Naerose 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Aranha
COMBATSYS: Aranha successfully hits Naerose with Strong Kick.
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Naerose 0/-------/----===|-------\-------\0 Aranha
So likee, that was totally unexpected. The witch goes from smiling and standing there ready to make a customer, to totally knocked upside the head with a foot. She staggers back a few paces and she's like. Cchanting her inner mantra, 'The customer is always right, the customer is always right.'
"Ouch, Yow, hey there cowboy, I mean er.. Ease up on the excitement, you must reeeaaaally want a ride if you gotta turn around that fast. Ouch. So that'll be one dollar please." She holds out a hand, retains her winning smile and rubs her cheek with the back of her off hand. Brutal.
Onlookers meanwhile stare and about ready to call airport security when, well the strange girl dressed in red doesn't seem to be freaking out, thiis must of been a accident.
COMBATSYS: Naerose gains composure.
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Naerose 0/-------/------=|-------\-------\0 Aranha
The foot lands allowing for the capoeirista to give a slight smile of satisfaction. To be honest he only did that to come out with a bang. He doesn't stop moving though. Aranha's body begins weaving as the staggering witch tries to regain her bearings but Aranha doesn't speak.
His actions however speak much louder than anything he could possibly say. A glowing foot coming across in a roundhouse directed right to Naerose's extended hand kicking it aside before he uses the spin to perform a spinning jump kick right for the side of her head and then finishing the combo with a back flip kick driving the chi engulfed foot right on top of the witch's crown.
COMBATSYS: Naerose blocks Aranha's Aggressive Dance.
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Naerose 0/-------/----===|-------\-------\0 Aranha
He's like, totally aggressive, this is no good at all and the witch is like, woah, this guy must of been on hold for hours in the terminal.
"I totally get it," she pants while using her broom stick (which she brings everywhere) to block some of the foot work. The stick of course would be easily broken if she didn't use some of her witchy energy to make it stronger, the down side is every kick travels through and vibrates her like a bell.
"Wooah, check it, I'm not actually employed by the air port.. Ie! I'll.. I'll give you a discount!" But he's not stopping,
"Sagitta Minor!" she cries and spins away from the dancing foo and flings a sleeve with a flurry of ice like darts at Aranha.
"I totally didn't want to do that, I hate expending actual effort, but you left me no choice!"
COMBATSYS: Aranha dodges Naerose's Sagitta Minor.
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Naerose 0/-------/----===|-------\-------\0 Aranha
Aranha's attack should've made him much more vulnerable to the darts of ice that the witch has flung at him but a sense of urgency comes over him and he puts on a sudden burst of speed, darting, twisting, and cartwheeling out of the way icy projectiles, letting them clatter noisily to the ground before moving back in.
That sense of urgency comes with a cost though as it makes it harder to deliver his next attack, swinging another roundhouse kick only difference being that he's reaching down to touch the ground as he attempts to deliver the kick. "I know you're not with the airport."
And he's still refusing to stop his attack.
COMBATSYS: Naerose dodges Aranha's Short Kick.
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Naerose 0/-------/----===|-------\-------\0 Aranha
"Oh!" exclaims the witch looking more or less pleased that her not being with the airport is totally known, that means she isn't going to get yelled at or anything for being a bad airport worker and he isn't mad about the whole deal with waiting in the terminal for a while. She adjusts her shades and is all like.
"Well that just leaves one more question.." Dramatic pause.
"Where would you like mee to take you with my scooter for only the price of one dollar!?" She holds up a finger as if to make a big point, that this is, yes, a super cheap way to get around. It is totally a steal.
COMBATSYS: Naerose focuses on her next action.
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Naerose 0/-------/----===|-------\-------\0 Aranha
Oddly enough, there's a Sacagawea coin on the ground when Naerose makes her sales pitch. It gives the capoeirista an idea. He moves the pick up the coin before performing a backflip to gain a bit of distance. He then holds the coin between his fore finger and middle finger as he.
"Really? A dollar you say?" His voice containing a thin veneer of civility before his tone of voice becomes somewhat darker. "Nowhere... I'm where I want to be right now."
His hand flips from having his palm facing her to the back of his hand facing her. It's the only thing that could possibly serve as a warning before he flings the dollar piece right for the witch's throat.
COMBATSYS: Naerose fails to interrupt Thrown Object from Aranha with Spellbinder.
-* CRITICAL FAIL! *-
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Naerose 0/-------/---====|=------\-------\0 Aranha
Money! The witch RUSHES for it, and er.. she's going to do something about this fairly awful costumer too, but first she's going after the Money! And then Thwank. It hits her. She falls over onto her behind with surprise. Woah. She blinks a few times with her shades down her nose a bit. She picks up the dollar. Score.
"So.." The witch says, picking herself up to her feet.
"Where'd you wanna go? Seh starts walking toward her scooter, but she watches Aranha anyway in the reflection of her shades, he might try to run without pa- wait a minute. She stops and thinks about that.
Run without paying? But he just paid... Sure it was the rudest possible way of paying but he still paid. But as Naerose heads to her scooter, Aranha keeps moving towards her slowly. Weaving... Dancing as he closes the distance.
Aranha's lips curl up into a smile when he gets behind her. "But I told you. This place right here is my destination."
Then the capoeirista slips his elbow in front of the witch as he locks his leg in behind both of hers and then pops his hips upwards using the leverage to send the Red Witch backwards onto the ground.
Imagine that? Getting paid not to take the customer anywhere. It would be a cake job if said customer wasn't trying to attack her at the same time. Man... What a jerk!
COMBATSYS: Aranha successfully hits Naerose with Quick Throw.
- Power hit! -
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Naerose 0/-------/=======|==-----\-------\0 Aranha
Well what is Naerose supposed to do, she's facing the wrong way, then again. She gets thrown from behind, oh the horror, oh the wait, this is where he is going? Hold up why does he keep hitting her. This is getting kind of bothersome, a little painful too. She decides it's time to face the music.
"Okay, so hold on, what the heck is going on here. Do you need a hug? Cause I can totally give you a hug."
She does, she tries to give a hug. This hug however. .Well..
COMBATSYS: Aranha dodges Naerose's Glomp.
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Naerose 0/-------/=======|==-----\-------\0 Aranha
When Naerose reaches out to touch him... No that isn't quite correct. To hug him Aranha flips backwards and safely out of the clutches of the witch knowing full well that he doesn't want to be hugged.
"What the hell do you think you're doing!? I do not want a hug! No this is about the company you keep." Aranha doesn't move back in again, instead spins around from a distance as he whips his arm outwards sending a blue web of energy at the witch. He doesn't say anything else. Once again his actions should speak loudly enough for him.
COMBATSYS: Aranha successfully hits Naerose with Web Shot.
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Naerose 0/-------/----===|===----\-------\0 Aranha
And thus the creature, Naerose, is kept at bay. She's totally like struck by Aranha's shot and stumbles back into her scooter. Totally not fair, she seems to think anyway, this is not the way costumer service was supposed to go. She decides to sit on the scooter.
"Hold on, I totally told you, I'm NOT part of the airline company. I'm just an innocent bystander and stuff. Geeze, sorry your plain got delayed. Jerk." She grumbles a little too, this wasn't going well for her, instead of what she hoped would happen, getting a cool sale, something lame was happening.
"Back off already!" she exclaims, and.. er doesn't attack.
COMBATSYS: Naerose focuses on her next action.
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Naerose 0/-------/----===|===----\-------\0 Aranha
"The thing about that..." Aranha says as he moves back in constantly keeping his movement going as he makes his approach. It's somewhat apparent that he wants to bring things back into close range again but definitely not on the witch's terms. "I already said that I knew you weren't with the airport. So that can't be who I'm angry at."
The Dancing Spider doesn't go directly for the witch herself but instead, he leaps up onto the handle bars of the scooter.
COMBATSYS: Naerose fails to interrupt Sky's the Limit from Aranha with Spellbinder.
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Naerose 0/-------/---====|===----\-------\0 Aranha
From the handle bars of the scooter he looks as though he's about to swing a glowing foot for the witch's head but instead he performs a precision leap putting him right on the sitting witch's shoulder which is harmless by itself but he then uses her shoulder to propel himself to a mini-van which in turn allows him to get higher ground.
Bounding off the soccer mom mobile Aranha then goes right back at the witch this time with more harmful intent as he plants his foot right on the witch's back before rebounding off of her and rolling back to his feet.
A mock thoughtful expression with an index finger touching the corner of his lips appears on his face. "With that said... Who could I possibly be angry at?"
"Blargle," goes the witch as she is beaten around and finally manages to get to her feet again. She decides, well he attacked her right? She runs for her scooter and hops on and tries to get away. She literall decides to try scooting off like that.
"See ya sucker!" She cries. Perhaps there is another chance to hit her..?
Aranha watches as Naerose attempts to make good her escape. Rising back to his feet Aranha begins digging into his pocket for more change. Not for a quarter... No. Aranha pulls out two dimes and penny holding them between his fingers. As he watches her move away.
As she drives off he holds the back of his hand facing the witch before using the same delivery he used with the golden dollar coin that he threw earlier in the fight. With a flick of his wrist he launches all three coins at the witch's back before he personally begins to walk into the actual terminal.
COMBATSYS: Aranha takes no action.
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Naerose 0/-------/---====|===----\-------\0 Aranha
Log created on 12:48:24 03/25/2008 by Aranha, and last modified on 12:41:31 03/26/2008.